Science Town vs How do Things Fly?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Science Town
Explore a science town and learn about electricity through interactive play scenes. Discover household appliances, understand their uses, and learn how power is generated from various plants. This app is designed for cognitive and scientific enlightenment for children.
- Create discover stories
- Five different play scenes
- Explore daily life scenes
- Learn about electricity theories
- Hidden interactive functions
- Cognitive and scientific enlightenment
- Play without Wi-Fi
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Explore science town and learn about electricity!There are lots of electrical appliances in our home. Let’s find out these appliances and learn about their use methods. When there is insufficient electrical power, kids can go to plants such as hydropower plant, thermal power plant and wind power plant to get more power. There are many interactive functions in different play scenes. Let’s find out the functions and create your own discover stories! Features: - Create kids’ own discover stories! - Five different play scenes! - Kids explore daily life scenes! - Kids explore household electrical appliances! - Kids learn about electricity theories! - Find out hidden fun interactive functions! - Suitable for cognitive and scientific enlightenment! - Play without wifi! About Magic Science House Magic Science House is dedicated to develop scientific apps and facts apps for kids. It aims to let kids learn about the world and themselves, to discover and to create via playing fun games. If any suggestions or opinions, please comment our app or write mails to contact@magicsciencehouse.com.
How do Things Fly?
Explore the principles of flight through interactive play with various aircraft. Learn about physics, logic, and scientific concepts in a fun, stress-free environment. Designed for children and families to discover how things fly.
- Interactive flight simulation
- Learn physics and scientific concepts
- Pilot planes, helicopters, drones, and balloons
- Develop scientific thinking and logic
- Intuitive interface for children
- Content for ages 5 and up
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"How Do Things Fly?" is an educational and fun game for learning how flying machines work: the plane, the helicopter, the drone and the hot air balloon... Pilot the different aircraft and watch the different forces interact. What makes an airplane fly? How do you turn or descend? How can a hot air balloon stay in the air? What physical laws are behind all this? Play and learn as you internalize scientific concepts and thus develop scientific thought, logic and curiosity. Why do helicopters have a propeller on their tail? And why do drones have 4 engines? Do they all rotate in the same direction? With "How Do Things Fly?", you can freely play and learn, with no pressure or stress. Think, act, observe, ask questions and find answers. Have fun answering one of the most curious questions: how do planes fly? FEATURES • Helps develop scientific thinking. • Easy and intuitive scenarios, with interfaces that appeal to children. • Includes basic concepts for understanding physics and its laws. • Discover some of the most spectacular flying machines. • Learn how things work, like motors, wings, hot air balloons... • Content for children ages 5 and up. A game for the whole family. • No ads. ABOUT LEARNY LAND At Learny Land, we love to play, and we believe that games must form part of the educational and growth stage of all children; because to play is to discover, explore, learn and have fun. Our educational games help children learn about the world around them and are designed with love. They are easy to use, beautiful and safe. Because boys and girls have always played to have fun and learn, the games we make - like the toys that last a lifetime - can be seen, played and heard. At Learny Land we take advantage of the most innovative technologies and the most modern devices to take the experience of learning and playing a step further. We create toys that could not have existed when we were young. Read more about us at www.learnyland.com. Privacy Policy We take Privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your children or allow any type of third party ads. To learn more, please read our privacy policy at www.learnyland.com. Contact us We'd love to know your opinion and your suggestions. Please, write to support@learnyland.com. Terms of Use: http://learnyland.com/terms-of-service/
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Verdict
Science Town and How do Things Fly? both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of How do Things Fly?'s written reviews are positive against 40% of Science Town's. Science Town's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Science Town sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and How do Things Fly? sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Science Town holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Science Town's written reviews are positive against 80% of How do Things Fly?'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Science Town ships an update every 7 months, How do Things Fly? every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Science Town | How do Things Fly? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (11 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 257 MB | 551 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chengdu Bosijie Technology LLC. | Learny Land |
Customer experience
Science Town
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In-app purchases
Science Town
- Unlock Thermal Power Plant$0.99
- Unlock Hydropower Station$0.99
- Unlock Wind Power$0.99
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- Unlock All Power$1.99
How do Things Fly?
- Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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